Category: Mephisto

I have to admit partial defeat.   While I was able to get about three-quarters of the puzzle without reference books, in the end I got most thoroughly stuck, and had to pull out all the … Read more “Mephisto 3110 – Then you eat him?”

Greetings all.  Hope everyone is safe and well! It seems interest in the Mephisto has been picking up over the last few weeks which is awesome, it is definitely a puzzle that takes longer to … Read more “Mephisto 3109 – Don Manley”

I solved this Mephisto in my usual fashion, without book, only to get stuck on one at the end.   I saw what it might be, but I was incredulous that such a word could possibly … Read more “Mephisto 3108 – One up on the court?”

Greetings all Tricky puzzle from Tim Moorey this time, but a good one for fans of wordplay, there were a lot of clues where I pieced together the wordplay and then checked in on the … Read more “Mephisto 3107 – Tim Moorey”

Good evening, all.   As most of you now know, Jim Biggin is no longer able to blog Mephisto due to health problems.   Having become a Mephisto enthusiast, I decided to take over the alternate Sunday … Read more “Mephisto 3106 – A new blogger, a new style”

Greetings all,    Thanks for everyone who helped me with not being able to use the blog generator template – it turned out that something had changed in copying and pasting from the website where … Read more “Mephisto 3105 – Paul McKenna”

So soon after celebrating my 300th Mephisto blog it saddens me to have to tell you that this will be my last. My health has finally caught up with me and forced me to stand … Read more “Mephisto 3104 – Tim Moorey. Jimbo’s Swansong.”

Fun puzzle this one, with some juicy wordplay. My favorite part of Mephisto is finding new words from clever wordplay, and this puzzle had a lot of that. 9 down took me back, with the … Read more “Mephisto 3103 – Don Manley”

Unless you’re very experienced you are unlikely to solve a Mephisto without using Chambers. The idea is that you use the precise wordplay to derive an answer that you then verify in the dictionary.  10A … Read more “Mephisto 3102 – Paul McKenna”

I found the definitions more straightforward than the wordplay in this puzzle, which is the opposite of my usual experience with the Mephisto where I work on the wordplay first and then confirm the definition. … Read more “Mephisto 3101 – Tim Moorey”